Day 68: 83rd Academy Awards

The 83rd Academy Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will honor the best films of 2010. The ceremony is scheduled to take place today, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. During the ceremony, AMPAS will present its annual Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 competitive categories. The ceremony will be televised in the United States on ABC. Actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway will co-host the ceremony, marking the first time for each.

Nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on January 25, 2011. The King's Speech received the most nominations with twelve. True Grit followed with ten and then The Social Network and Inception, with eight each. Toy Story 3, the highest grossing film of 2010, became the third animated film to be nominated for Best Picture; it is also nominated for four other awards including Best Animated Feature.

The All Stars Project, Inc. (ASP) is a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting human development through the use of an innovative performance-based model. The ASP creates outside of school, educational and performing arts activities for thousands of poor and minority young people. It sponsors community and experimental theatre, develops leadership training and pursues volunteer initiatives that build and strengthen communities.

The All Stars Talent Show Network (ASTSN) involves inner-city youth, ages 5 to 25, in producing and performing in weekend talent shows in their neighborhood school auditoriums.

Seventeen young people from all over the San Francisco Bay Area, ranging in age from 5 to 22, came together to share their dreams and lead the All Stars community and friends in a celebration of MLK Day on January 17th at the Alonzo King LINES Dance Center. Over 80 community leaders, friends, family members, and All Stars supporters witnessed the passion filled songs, spoken word pieces, and dances of the All Stars cast. The youngest members of the ensemble charmed the audience with excerpts from Dr. King and President Obama speeches.

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